First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia records, 1871-1981.

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First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia records, 1871-1981.

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The records in this collection consists of articles and clippings re First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia. The collection also contains photocopied minutes from Zion Baptist Association meetings (1871, 1872, 1874) held at First African Baptist as well as their rule book and constitution (1921). Of note is a booklet (1981) re an academic conference titled, "The Black Church in Savannah," discussing the impact of the black church on the Savannah community.

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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Zion Baptist Association.

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First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Ga.)

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George Liele, a slave preacher who ministered along the Savannah River, formed the First African Baptist congregation sometime in the early 1770s. During the Revolutionary War, Liele left the United States and appointed Andrew Bryan, also a slave, to lead the church. Bryan built the first church in 1795. In 1833 a division split the congregation into the Bryant Church and the First African Baptist. The present structure of the First African Baptist Church at Franklin Square was erected in 1859. ...